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HFS President Randy Flath accepts a very generous donation from Empower FCU. Shown from left to right are: Gail Rizzo-Spilka, Bill Brunner, Karen Hotchkiss, David Duerr, Randy Flath (HFS President), John Wakefield (Empower FCU CEO), Mike Dunne and Shari Hartley.

Honor Flight Syracuse’ Mission #003 succeeded in taking 64 veterans to visit their memorials in D.C. CONGRATULATIONS and our most heartfelt THANKS go out to all those HFS Staff and Volunteers who worked so hard to make this flight a rousing success! Well done!

Honor Flight Syracuse says THANKS! To M&T Bank for their generous corporate donation. Shown left to right are:  Phil Fazio, HFS Board Member; Allen Naples Regional President, M&T Bank; Jeff Bastable, HFS VP for Philanthropy

Honor Flight Syracuse is now a Certifying Organization (CO) for the President’s Volunteer Service Award Program.

HFS President Randy Flath received the 2013 Distinguished Friend of Veterans Award from the Onondaga County Veterans Council for his work in forming the Honor Flight Syracuse hub to serve the CNY military veterans community.

Despite the Government shutdown and closure of some DC memorials, Mission #002 succeeded in taking 64 WW-II and Korean War veterans to visit their memorials in D.C. CONGRATULATIONS and our most heartfelt THANKS go out to all those HFS Staff and Volunteers who worked so hard to make this flight a rousing success!  Well done!…

Cares invited HFS to participate in their Employee Sports Days in May. John Paddock, HFS V.P. received a generous donation check for $1000.00 from Anthony Keach, President, SU Veterans of America Chapter.

Sue Moran, (President), Sharon Paddock and Angie Gregory of the Ladies Auxiliary, American Legion Post-239 in Skaneateles, NY presented Honor Flight Syracuse with a check for $3000.00.

Honor Flight Syracuse was presented with a generous gift check by the Order of the Eastern Star to further support our mission to send our World War II & Korean War veterans to Washington, DC to visit the memorials built in their honor. Thank you to the Order of the Eastern Star for your support…

World War II veteran Sal Buonocore who flew on the Inaugural Mission of Honor Flight Syracuse last fall, says it was the experience of a lifetime. Kara Keyes, HFS Health and Safety Lead for the project was also part of the interview. Check out the interview: Honor Flight sets October date for next Veterans’ Thank…

On Saturday, June 29th, 2013, John Paddock, V.P. Honor Flight Syracuse accepted a check for $6,000.00 from the Skaneateles Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation and The Lions Club. This was the share of the proceeds earmarked for HFS from the 2013 Skaneateles Charity Golf Outing conducted in May. The check was presented by the Foundation…

For the third year in a row, The Villas at Summerfield will host a Chicken BBQ lunch from 11AM-1PM, August 3. 2013, at their facility located at 100 Summerfield Village Ln, Syracuse, NY. For tickets/info please contact Linda Pekarsky, phone: 315-492-4041, email: lpekarsky@brookdaleliving.com.

June 15, 2013 – Karen Wheeler-Lockwood from Lockwood Lavender Farm in Skaneateles, NY presented John Paddock and Randy Flath from Honor Flight Syracuse with a check with proceeds raised during their “Support Honor Flight” plant sale held on June 1, 2013. This generous support will help send 60 Veterans to Washington DC to visit the…

May 22, 2013 –  AXA Cares invited HFS to participate in their Employee Sports Days in May.  Dick Blansett, HFS CFO, gave a presentation on Honor Flight, and received a generous donation check from the group. This generous support will help send 60 Veterans to Washington DC to visit the World War II, Korean War,…

Skaneateles Chamber Charity Golf Tourney (HFS Fund Raiser): May 31, 2013 Click here to sign-up to play in the charity golf tournament & Steak BBQ to support HFS at Dutch Hollow Golf Club in Owasco, NY. Click here to download form to become a Corporate Sponsor for this event. PLEASE PLACE A CHECK MARK IN…

Dear Honor Flight Supporters, I have some exciting news as we prepare for our first flight of 2013! The Syracuse area has been approved for a screening of “Honor Flight – The Movie” on Wednesday, February 13th at 7:30pm at the Regal Cinema, Destiny/Carousel Mall in Syracuse, NY. This extraordinary film is a heartwarming documentary…

Syracuse Crunch Hockey Night was a great success. Our THANKS go out to all who supported and participated in the HFS Syracuse Crunch fundraiser event on January, 12th.

HFS Inaugural Mission Re-cap, October 6th, 2012 THANKS to your many contributions, Honor Flight Syracuse Mission #001 was an unqualified success! View a local news report that aired on Channel 9. So much went into resourcing, planning and executing this event, it’s a challenge to express our appreciation adequately to all participating individuals and organizations.…